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Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation

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1.e4Nf62.Nc3d5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation3.9M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
50%1.9M47%
44%1.7M46%
1.6%62k40%
1.3%51k41%
0.5%21k43%
0.3%11k43%
0.2%8.6k42%
0.2%8.2k40%
0.2%6.3k44%
Famous games in this line2.1k master games
Mamedyarov, S. (2767)So, W. (2767)20190–1Radjabov, T. (2734)Ivanchuk, V. (2704)20141–0Harikrishna, P. (2727)Ivanchuk, V. (2704)20140–1Nakamura, Hi (2766)Bortnyk, Olexandr (2604)2022½–½Kamsky, Gata (2692)Nakamura, Hikaru (2640)2006½–½Ponkratov, P. (2624)Khismatullin, D. (2679)20140–1Fedoseev, Vl3 (2731)Yuffa, D. (2527)20171–0Adams, Michael (2660)Agdestein, Simen (2595)19941–0
Heroes of this opening So, W. · Radjabov, T. · Ivanchuk, V. · Khismatullin, D.
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B02
Line
1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5
Hypermodern
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Alexander Alekhine played 1...Nf6 at Budapest in 1921 and made it his: invite White's pawns to chase the knight across the board, then treat the overextended centre as a target. The move had been analysed a century earlier; the name stuck to the only world champion to die while still holding the title.

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